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Surprised my guy is up. Hears is the latest from text Asked about Min: He said he has nothing, the new ownership potential means nothing coming out will be clear. Asked about GS: He said they want to move down but if they can't, they will choose between Edwards, Ball, Wiseman, and Deni. AKA the younger prospects. There was also some interest in Toppin, Okoro and Vassell but not sure if there still is at this slot now that it is confirmed. Asked about the Hornets: He actually had good shit on CHA. Said MJ will not be pressured into a prospect. That he will take who he feels is the best player available for how he sees the team and how wants the team to play. I asked about Ball, he said anyone picked will have to fit what Hornets want. They have their own board. I asked who is the most likely for the pick, he said they like Wiseman if available but aren't moving for him. CHA wants to keep their picks. Asked about the Bulls and he confirmed the Bulls are looking at the intls. He said the Bulls are looking at a large number of players right now. Asked about Cleveland he said they are looking for wings who can defend. They are targeting Okoro, Vassell and will look at Patrick Williams. A defensive wing is what they are targeting. They do not think this draft is that good and are focusing on need where role player talent is high in this draft. Asked about our Hawks. He said he has nothing new other then, if LaMelo Ball falls to Atlanta, they will take him at #6 and maybe could package him for a vet or keep him. He hasn't seen signs of Atlanta looking to moving yet but it's early. This goes in line what he said before as well. Ball seems to be high on our board. DET: Nothing at this time. Knicks: They want to get a player that fits the style of play they want in NY. Thibs style, not sure what that is at this time. Taj seems to be a keeper and Randle is on the trading block he said. WAS: Looking for BPA PHX: Looking for a PG.

Here are some soft things I am hearing but not from my guy: Cleveland is really warming up to Isaac Okoro at 5 Chicago is looking to go international at #4 Leaning to Deni or Killian Atlanta is being mystery meat like usual at this time. GS is like Atlanta. Charlotte- see Atlanta Minny - See Atlanta.

I don't agree with their reasoning but Toppin as a backup 4 is extremely appealing and he gives us an impact 4 who provides what we do and playmaking which is what we need.

Three things to add: 1. Teams don't know what the cap will be and want to play with fans to make up money lost. The NBA doesn't know but they want to keep the draft on the same date but teams are not happy because we don't know the cap, some teams might only be able to trade picks once they know but the NBA doesn't want to move the draft back and made it clear they want to build off the momentum of the bubble. RealGM had an article about this but it's more complex behind the scenes. Some teams would you their picks to sell players and without it, some could be in trouble. This could benefit the Hawks A LOT. Because if the cap goes to 100-106 range, teams who weren't in the LT are now in the LT. The Hawks could get some vets who are good for free which will save them from having to sign FAs where there is comp. 2. Some non-bubble teams i.e. - Bulls, Hawks, and Knicks wanted to be in the bubble so they can see the growth from their young players for year 2 like Washington, Denver, PHX, and others have seen. The reason Boylen was kept was Chicago was waiting to see if they were going to play scrimmage games is what he was told. Once it was official what we had, he was fired. 3. Due to the bubble, a weak FA class and draft class. Do not expect any major trades to go down. Expect next year to see a fully competitive season. They also do not expect to play in a a bubble.

The story from TS is we were going to take him but we got a great offer. From what my guy says is that Atlanta made a promise to Trae's family and that Luka was never going to be a Hawk. He was going to be a Grizzlie. Trae was always going to be our pick. Dallas jumped Memphis to get Luka more than anything.

These two could be in reach

or offense.

Because Cam is nationally irrelevant af. Only Hawknation values him and rightfully so. Hopefully the world will see in year 2.

I don't even think Trae will be as good an overall player as Zeke. That said, offensively, Trae could be the best ever. People not giving Trae the chance he deserves. He creates so many high value opportunities. If we had sharps off the bench, we could capitalize off of it. Cam and Hunter will have to come through in 2020-21. We also need more finishers. Capela and JC are tremendous but Dedmon and Bruno aren't.

He is. That's not really a hot take at this point but that doesn't mean Trae can't be one of the best ever. He's Basketball Messi.

Bruno and Dedmon aren't in the core. We need shooters. Dallas got snipers. I know we hope Cam and Hunter are snipers in year 2 but we need more than Kevin and Trae and we need movement ones too. Not the spot up types who can't defend.

People keep talking about not drafting Toppin, Parker is a prime example why we need an excellent backup 4. Parker played good for like 6 games, had some of us like, pay him 12 mil a year. Dunking everything hard af. Fell off like a mug when teams started taking away some of the PnR stuff and he became Jabari, the king of the blackhole. We looked like shit.

It ain't Trae's fault. Our supporting cast was too young and our bench was beyond trash. Now we are adding Kevin and Dedmon to the bench. Hopefully Obi Toppin. Add some shooters and we are good. We need to shoot mfers out the gym.

Hell naw, I ain't rooting for them at all. Go LA Go! f*** Lukastans!

Unless you went through what we went through on RealGM last year when this site was down, you probably wouldn't have that same logic.

This is true. That's why I always root for him to lose. Always. I used to be a fan of Dallas. My 2nd team. I used to have a Dallas jersey with my last name on it because I loved Nash and Dirk and I was cheering my ass off for them to beat Miami both times. I hate Lukastans.

I honestly fell De'Andre, Cam, and Trae were robbed not getting 8 games in the bubble. Cam was probably gonna pop like Michael Porter Jr. Hunter would look like the 3 people want him to look like and Trae would be looking like a legit star Trae. They got robbed. Right now, this is 2 year MPJ, year 3 Luka, it's not fair.

Buy one. Realistic buy another 2nd rounder.

Hard to say, Smart isn't the athlete that Okoro is much less have the first step but he's a really versatile player on both ends. Kinda hard to compare the two. No one is going to confuse Smart for being a wing. Okoro is a big wing.

Hawks do not need to draft for need. Trade yes but not significant assets Toppin is comparable to Amar'e, Griffin, Siakam, Horford, etc. He comparable to a lot of bigs because he does damn near everything.

He doesn't to me. Smart was an on ball offensive player at OK State. He had to learn to be the player he became today. Okoro is already comfortable off the ball and pretty good at it.

I don't know what our plan is yet. I don't think the Hawks know either yet. Medicals, combine, measurements, interviews, workouts, etc still needed. Remember, TS had Culver over Hunter and Reddish and listed him as our top prospect after the big 3.

Don't forget the movement skills and passing potential. Jaylen Brown is also a name he compares to favorably shooting wise as a prospect

The depth at PG this year in the draft is insane. It's like the center position in last year's draft

Spud, listen to this on Toppin from his parents. https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/no-s-toppin-the-incredible-rise-of-obi/id1496175941?i=1000468384331 This says a lot. 25 min mark. His dad talks about how he was getting him the exposure at such a young age. High end exposure. Not AAU, he didn't play AAU till 17. This is part of the reason why his game is so impactful. He was taught how to play the game, the right way mentally. This doesn't just come. Luka and guys like Trae just aren't born with it. They are coached and trained. That's why I keep saying, this kid is different. Don't pass on him. He is special. I don't feel that way about anyone else is this class. I am skeptical but not with this kid and how we play in our system.